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OPEN FARMS is the third episode of GODAN's (Global Open Data for Agriculture & Nutrition) new documentary web series that meets individuals around the world who are on the frontline of how technology and data are reshaping agriculture to combat food insecurity and improve global nutrition. Open data makes that knowledge available to everyone.

This episode follows the story of how modern technology and open data are transforming Tuckaway Farm in Lee, New Hampshire. Dorn Cox, a farmer on the 250-acre family-run farm and Network Team member, says that every modern farm should be a research farm, and he is incorporating open data technologies into his work. His work has resulted in an open-source Drupal farm management solution called FarmOS. Watch the episode to learn more about the innovations going on at Tuckaway Farm.

Our food system, how food is produced and distributed, affects everyone’s health, environment, communities, and economy. Communications Director for Vermont Farm to Plate Network, Rachel Carter, discusses the work being done to bring VT’s food system back into balance. Vermont’s Farm to Plate food plan is being implemented statewide to increase economic development and jobs in the farm and food sector and improve access to healthy local food for all Vermonters. -Comcast Newsmakers, July 2016

Our fate is shared and ALL voices must be empowered to realize our collective genius. Collaborative Change Agents ask, who is not here? What perspectives are missing?

We can create a world that is better for future generations using collaborative change. To do this, we need everyday leaders who shift power dynamics towards justice, weave vibrant networks, and magnify love.

We are working with IISC to apply Collaborative Change to the New England Food System!

Explore Natick Community Organic Farm and meet the Farmers that work there in the pilot episode of this 12 part series. On The Farm is a documentary web series that chronicles a calendar year at Natick Community Organic Farm in Massachusetts. Becca, Casey, Deena, Jon and Lynda are the staffers that run and operate an educational-based community organic farm; while Katy, a young Texas transplant, tries to launch her own sustainable farm in neighboring Millis, Massachusetts. The show’s episodes delve into the lives of the community-driven Farmers and the day to day operation of a locally-focused public gem.

2016 Real Food Films Winner Best Underreported Issue: A story of how climate change touches food, Saving Sap tells the tale of maple syrup tapping in New England and efforts to adapt to a warming world.

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